http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/ The geeky adventures of Randie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:36:17 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 nite 0wl Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:17:57 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-2572 Free (capital F) software is by definition 'open'. Open Source is not necessarily Free, although it is often free. Windows is, of course, neither and is well known to be crap. Of course, until I can get all of my games to run on my Linux machines, I will (regrettably) be forced to keep MS's so called OS on at least one machine. Free (capital F) software is by definition ‘open’.
Open Source is not necessarily Free, although it is often free.
Windows is, of course, neither and is well known to be crap.
Of course, until I can get all of my games to run on my Linux machines, I will (regrettably) be forced to keep MS’s so called OS on at least one machine.

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Official iPhone App and “Software I use” t-shirt | Geek Hero Comic - A webcomic for geeks Sun, 24 May 2009 08:41:47 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-2233 [...] have finally found the time to make that t-shirt somebody was wishing for, i.e. the one inspired by this strip. The price is $19.99, and this is really the cheapest I can go. Go check it out [...] [...] have finally found the time to make that t-shirt somebody was wishing for, i.e. the one inspired by this strip. The price is $19.99, and this is really the cheapest I can go. Go check it out [...]

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 shoaib2k2 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:58:20 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1361 Nice work Nice work

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Tyruiop Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:49:36 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1077 Great idea, the t-shirt, I would buy it I think :D. A FOSS windows wouldn't change anything, come on, one must be crazy to code on|optimize|debug this crap? Great idea, the t-shirt, I would buy it I think :D.
A FOSS windows wouldn’t change anything, come on, one must be crazy to code on|optimize|debug this crap?

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Salvatore Iovene Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:06:37 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1076 Sorry, I meant SPEECH! :) Anyway, open source doesn't imply free, because the license could be restrictive. Sorry, I meant SPEECH! :) Anyway, open source doesn’t imply free, because the license could be restrictive.

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 sasayins Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:03:54 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1075 free as in free beer? is it the real meaning of free in FOSS? free as in free beer? is it the real meaning of free in FOSS?

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Salvatore Iovene Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:40:52 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1073 Marius, you're utterly wrong when you imply that open source implies free. I'm talking about free as in beer, here. Marius, you’re utterly wrong when you imply that open source implies free. I’m talking about free as in beer, here.

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 sasayins Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:07:39 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1062 i dont get it.... i dont get it….

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Marius Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:54:55 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1060 Really good point of view! But Open Source implies Free. Anyway I tottaly agree with you as I would never return to Windows definitively. It is just a buggy, virus prone piece of software(at least until Microsoft starts over and begins doing this for pleasure, like the linux community, witch isn't going to happen). P.S.: Sorry for my English Really good point of view! But Open Source implies Free.
Anyway I tottaly agree with you as I would never return to Windows definitively. It is just a buggy, virus prone piece of software(at least until Microsoft starts over and begins doing this for pleasure, like the linux community, witch isn’t going to happen).
P.S.: Sorry for my English

]]> http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/09/foss-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Salvatore Iovene Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:07:30 +0000 http://www.geekherocomic.com/?p=521#comment-1059 Misel, if the image you get when you click on "view large" is not large enough for you, email me and I can give a larger version. Misel, if the image you get when you click on “view large” is not large enough for you, email me and I can give a larger version.

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